bournes

noun

variants also bourns
plural of bourne
as in purposes
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bournes
  1. purposes
  2. goals
  3. plans
  4. aims
  5. objects
  6. ideas
  7. objectives
  8. intentions
Noun
  • Combined with its co-founders' pledge to donate 80% of their equity and an employee donation matching program, roughly 20% of Anthropic's shares will be dedicated to public purposes, excluding any additional shares added later.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Preliminary findings indicate Wilcher accessed it on multiple occasions for non-law enforcement purposes, the GBI said.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of purposes
Noun
  • The association reiterated its support for SB 707’s textile circularity goals while challenging CalRecycle’s choice of the organization tasked with implementing them.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • That took Chelsea to six goals inside the first seven minutes of games this season, something no Premier League side has previously managed across any six-game spell.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of goals
Noun
  • Because the retail business is rapidly changing, action plans are expected to change.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Le Pen's plans involve billions in new spending and lack credibility, according to Bloomberg Economics.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of plans
Noun
  • Compass is preparing to complete a rolling FDA submission this quarter for COMP360, its synthetic psilocybin treatment for treatment-resistant depression, with aims to launch early next year.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Putin is committed to his overall war aims, and no amount of external pressure is likely to force him to abandon those.
    — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of aims
Noun
  • In humanoid robotics, this approach can help develop coordinated movements that account for the robot’s body dynamics and interactions with external objects.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • By the 2000s scientists had detected thousands of GRBs, and researchers suspected they were being created by two classes of objects.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of objects
Noun
  • When teams stay genuinely curious and learn to challenge ideas without challenging people, disagreement becomes a tool for better thinking and can actually strengthen trust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Santoyo supports meeting regularly with students and the community to exchange ideas and concerns.
    — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Akhlaghi added Iran was concentrating on its objectives through the use of new technologies.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The difference is that Russian coercion must now be aimed at Europe rather than the United States to achieve these objectives.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of objectives
Noun
  • His intentions are not to land a joke in between the lines of these structures.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Or is Lee something darker and more dangerous, driven by anger and fear, while coasting on charisma and good intentions?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of intentions
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“Bournes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bournes. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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